"China hopes the involved parties can exercise their flexibility and hold the next round of consultations as early as possible," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said during a press conference in Beijing on Friday, Xinhua reported.
"China has always believed the content of talks is far more important than the venue," he added.
Hong noted that China will continue to maintain communication with both sides.
China, a veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council, has repeatedly affirmed Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy.
On January 18, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said the details of the next round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 group - comprising Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States plus Germany - would be “determined soon.”
Iran and the P5+1 have held several rounds of talks with a focus on Iran’s nuclear energy program. The last round of negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 was held in Moscow in June, 2012.
Tehran has announced that it welcomes the readiness of the six major world powers to hold constructive talks with Iran.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.
Iran has categorically rejected the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
In addition, the IAEA has conducted numerous inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities but has never found any evidence showing that the Iranian nuclear program has been diverted toward military objectives.
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